Four Platteville households filled out library material reconsideration forms about several books in the middle school, asking that they be removed from the school’s library resulting in the formation of a book reconsideration committee. The complaints generally centered on concerns about sexual content depicted in the materials. Others noted the use of curse words or other adult themes. The committee met multiple times and made their final decision on Tuesday night. Five of the books that were being reconsidered are remaining in the middle school library, while the sixth “All Boys Aren’t Blue” is being transferred to the high school library and will be available to middle school students via inter-library loan. The decision was made using a list of principles and ideas , as well as the research conducted by the committee. The decision could still be appealed to the school board.
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